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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1911)
NOT ES zS?-o MPADGWBROOK i5iiT FARM Dogs and sheep don't mix, Kcop your chicks on dry ground. Fodder corn should not bo neg lected. IlootB should always bo a port of tho rations of dairy cows. A wot ynrd is nn nbomlnatlon In tho Bight of a well-bred lien. Uso tho shepherd's crook ns llttlo as poBBlblo at or beforo lambing. Tho pigs should tmvo clean, pure wator always at hand, day and night Providing n man knows his business tho brood ninro Is tho most profltnblo farm worker. Baby beef to not mora-common be cause stock minors generally aro not atock breeders. From tho dairy standpoint, tho bent tlmo In tho year for a cow to freshen is the month of Soptembor. Just one setting of thoroughbred eggs may bo tho means of working a revolution In your poultry business. If a nclfer Is to make tho bost dairy cow, sho should freshen when sho Is from two years to thirty months old. Newly hatched ducklings can bo brooded without heat in a box coop at this season, and if well fed will grow rapidly, The scalper shovel is best for corn cultivation, as tho deep running old-style shovel Injures tho feeding roots. Dairy butter should be packed In five-pound Jars and ton and 'twenty pound tubs to sell to tho best ad vantage. If a ewe aborts, remove her at once from the lambing Bhed; burn all Utter, bedding, etc, and thoroughly disin fect the pen. No extensive grower of potatoes can afford to do without a breeding patch from which to secure seed stock for his own planting. Orchard grass should be cut just as soon as the blosoms fall, and crimson clover when about two-thirds of tho blossoms turn brown. All sprays after tho first should bo very fine and so applied ns to lightly cover the entire surface of tho fruit and foliage with tho llqujd. Tho subject of cutting back young trees, when . planting Is an old one, and tho Ideal ono in favor, of which much has been said and written. It Is commonly believed that a warm horse should not bo gtvOn water to drink, which Is correct if tho animal Is to bo allowed all that ho will drink. Some turkey growers who cater to special hotel and club house demands, seek to Improve the flavor of tho flesh by Introducing wild blood Into their (locks, . The' 1,400-pound mule Is becoming a popular draft animal. He Is tough eats less than a home of tho aaine weight, and If sound will sell for $300 er better, Alfalfa sown la tho fall Is almost in variably helped by disking tho follow lag spring, with the disks net qulto straight, so as not to cut the crowns but to split them. Corn and corn meal are carbona ceous matter, similar in composition to that of cream, and there Is no food that a calf likes so well as shelled com or corn meal, Potatoes should bo either, put ovor an Inch and three-quarters screen or assorted so as not to have anything under an Inch and three-quarters in tlie stock sent to market. A good mower oil Is made by mix lng, at about 120 degrees, tho ordl nary thin oil and the heavy dark grade If this docs not run freoly tllo off half-Inch of the snout of the oil can Many a good spirited young horso has his value greatly lessened, If ho la sot ruined, by being compelled to work beside a slow, lazy mat, or one that is so mucn stronger that to keep up with Mm require a constant strain. All live stock owners should apply th tuberculin tet to their cattle, and if any react, which would Indicate that they were tubercular, they should be separated from tlv balance of the herd, as this will prevent, further ec the alseAM, Try goslings this summer. Cultivating corn Is crop insurancb Dairymen should not neglect breed ing. , L 1 A mlxturo of dead seed can easily bo detected by tho color. Tho standnrd remedied against cut worms aro poisoned baits. Tho rnngo of prices botweon poor and really good fruit Is very great. Milk Is most conveniently pasteur ized In tho bottles in which it is de livered. Thri Klrklni? nml ntrnlntne of n caught owo, heavy In lamb, rnny causo hor to abort. Look to tho'gardon. Plant n succes sion of vegetables to last through tho winter months. To put a heavy load on tho low down wagon Is a low-down trick on tho willing horso. A sanitary barn should liavo from four to six squnra feet of wlndow-spaca for each cow kept. . Mora beef can be produced from young cattle than from oldor ones, with tho samo money. Tho prlco of smalt cattlo of high finish Is practically as high as that of larger and coarser ones. Calves fed on wholo milk aro the best for baby boof, for they nro in good flesh at weaning tlmo. Cut out tho usoless brush In your old trees nnd glvo tho sun a clianco to reach ovory part of them. Tho .market fo? good horses con tinues good In spito of tho over In creasing number of automobiles. If you find It necessary to assist tho owo to dollvor, be suro to carbollzo or vasollno tho hands before operating. . Do not glvo tho ewes turnips or other rootB Immediately after lamb ing; It's dangerous to both cwo and to lamb, Largo orchard trees will require from six to twelve gallons of spray for a thorough treatment at tho flrot ap plication. Tho Jersey cow Is a dollcato, nerv ous machine nnd requires warmth, klndnoss and liberal feeding to mako her profitable". For a good egg lay. teed plenty of green food and beef scraps, and mako the fowu scratch for their grain. The eggs must come. If milk Is kept In a cool place and stays sweet too long, It will bo bitter and tho result is that tho cream will mako strong butter. After having assisted In a bad ease of lambing do not co to a healthy owe until hands, clothes, etc.. have been thoroughly disinfected. In summer, If thore are no trees In tho pasture which afford a sufficiency of shado, some artificial shelters should bo there provided. , To broed owes early In tho summer, it is necessary to have thorn lamb early enough so that they may bo dry before attempting to broed them. Wo frequently soo young colts foN lowing along tho Holds after - their dams, walking many miles during tho hot woathor. Useless and poor busi ness, After the first week of oleoplng and roatlng, tho young calf should bo nt lowed to oxorclso freoly In tho opon air, In order to develop muscles, lungs and heart Got a horse with his sbouldors thrown well back over his ribs and his nock rising out of tho top of his shoulders, nnd you have the finest element of stylo. Common sense Is hotter thnn tho bost dairy instruction of the day, but It clearly shows n lack of common sense whoa a dairyman discards all recent Investigations. Laying hens should have a continual supply of clean, frosh wntor to drink, nnd tho little chicks should novor be without it from tho tlmo thoy are matched until fully grown. .11 nas uecn aoraonstrniea that a light, frost does not Injure tho quality of the BllagQ. provided the corn goes Into tho coll beforo tho loaf nnd stalk has lost much of Ub moisture. Don't be In too great n hurry to as sist a owo to deliver hor lamb; you may dp more harm than good; ba qulto suro thnt she iiaa absolutely given up beforo trying to holp hor. In case a owo disowns or refuses to let hor lamb suck, sprinkle a llttlo salt or aniseed over the back and shoul ders of tho lamb; this will of ton In duce the mother to lick It nnd-effoct a reconciliation, and in no, way harms tho lamb. A movable brooder can bo placed In almost any kind of house, but aa In terior arrangements must bo somewhat different for adult Btock and for brood er chicks, brooders aro not often put in houses also used for adult stock ex cept colony nouses. DEMAND FOR ARMY HORSES CONTINUES IN Opportune Tlmo for Far-Sighted American farmer to Gather in Best Stamp of Thoroughbred Stallions and Marcs for Purpose of Breeding Good Standard Animal for Martial Nations. SflBBfl&BBBflBBBW BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBmIbIbBBBBBBBBBBW tBsBH t Excellent Type Tly CAPTAIN A. II. WADDELL.) ' Although thoro Is no great war go ing on at tho present moment thoro novor has boon n tlmo when army horses aro so much needed aa thoy aro at present, for notwithstanding Hagucs tribunals, Carneglo pcaco funds, and nn apparently general do slro for arbitration and tho peaceful settlement of International dispatch ers ovory groat and military nation of tho world Is Increasing Its arrouraont both on land and at sea, tho great martial nations of tho world nro noth ing moro nor loss than armed camps. Foreign governments nro well nwaro that horses cannot now bo had by tho moro purchase of them In numbers nnythlng llko sufficient to supply tholr demands, Indeed tho scarcity of army mntorial in tho shapo of homo tlesh is not to bo had in anything llko np pronchlng tho numbers required. Tho United States has spent nn av- orago of $30,000 a year on cavalry horsos. Franco nan noted $1,500,000 and Germany $950,000 to horso breed ing. In England thoy spond something ovor $20,000 a year for breeding horses, many of which aro at onco marked down by foreign buyers, and tho short age of horsos bred In this country during tho last threo yenrs amounts to something llko 30,000 nnd In spito of tho huge proportions of tholr army estimates, the remount dopartmont An additional 30.000 horses aro need ed to reach tho minimum of riding horsos immediately required for that army to say nothing of artillery and Qrausport animals. Tho scarcity of horsos in tho British army Is appalling, tho breeding of suit ablo horses In England sinks progres sively nnd official condemnation of ex isting methods of a new organization havo disturbed tho horso ooclotlos and tho industry In general. Farmers, who must bo tho natural agents In bro'cdlng horsos aro out of touch with tho war ofllco, and nro giving up what might be a sound and fairly lucrative part of their business. Such facts as these oucht trf nnnn the oyos of alort America vhoso fn cllltles for stock raising aro unlimited All tho peaco congrcssos In the world will novor prevent war, nor will wars evor cease until man has assumed n far higher plane and n far hlghor civil lzatlon than ho onjoys today. Tho strugglo for existence nnd tho survival of tho IlttcBt will bo in evldenco for many thousands of years to come, and it will only bo aftor the refining In fluenco of progressiva evolution haB been slowly operating towards Ira provoment for agos. that man will bo GUERNSEY IS Tho first otllclal record of Imported GuernBoys occurrod In 1S33, when a noa captain while stopping at tho is land, bought a pair and sent them to his brother In New Hampshire Slnco thon their growth in popular favor has been steady, tho improvement of tho breed, along scientific lines, has boon pronounced and It has resulted In one of tho greatest of dairy broeds. Tho Now England states havo re mained the center of the Guernsey Industry and proud of tho fine, record breaking herds which thoy have im ALL COUNTRIES of Army Horso. ablo to Uvo peacefully with his neigh bor nnd without wanting to rob him of that which is his or measure words with him to soo who shall claim somo coveted territory, as his own. Yes, wnrs will go on, and horses will be required moro than evor al though pcaco rest upon tho greater part of tho world, today. Since racing laws havo como Into effect in various parts of tho country and so much thoroughbred stock has been, and Is still bo sold nnd widely dispersed and there are still many horses of this class for sale, thoro has novor been a moro opportune tlmo for tho far sight cd American to gather In tho best stamp of thoroughbred stallions and tho bost class of brood mares for tho purpose of breeding a good standard at army horso to supply'iho enormous armies of the great military nations of tho world, to say nothing of tho United States army itself. Artillery, cavalry and mounted in fnntry, aro now the arms of tho serv ice upon which the outcomo of a cam palgn dopends, nnd this forco to bo effective must be horsed In such a way as to leave no possible doubt ns to tho standard. It must be as fast as it is possible to mako It, nlwnys In condition, trained to tho hour, and "fit to go," at a moment's notice. Tho makings bf ouch horses ns theso would always bo on hand for tho great armies of tho earth of tho largo ranch owners If tho rolling west"! would start in nnd breed a class of horso that would meet their demands. Too Many Roosters. Do not keep too many malo birds as they are not needed for breeders and nro a constant expense. Hens lay aa' well or better without thorn and tho eggs keep longer, are better for storage and prlvntn customers. Twenty hens, tho best you havo, mated to two good males will produco enough eggs for almost any farmer to set. Even fanciers could sometimes mako moro by caponlzlng tho Inferior cockerels than by keeping them late nnd selling them at a small price. 5 German Sausage. Sausago In Gormnny Is made of chapped meat and fat, liver, lung,' heart, brain, rind of bacon, often with tho addition of spices, Bait, saltpeter, grits,' bread crumbs, rice, raisins, etc., filled in IntestlneB. stomachs nnd blad ders. Most sausago Is made of pork, although beef, horso and mulo meat, mutton, goose nnd gamo liver, nnd sometimes even owls, fish and crabs are used. GREAT MILKER proved, these people havo protected, this breed with jealous care, Individ ually and as clubs, tho American Guernsey Cattle association being well known throughout the United States b cattle brooders. In fact the great est GuernBoys of tho world, "Missy of tho Mist" and "Dolly Dimple," -with whose remarkable performances every breeder Is familiar, are owned by members of this club. Of the two "Dolly Dimple" 1b at tho head; hor butter record being 1,058 pounds, liils'sy's record Is 1,100 pounds. ' ROSE CHAFER DOES IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO GRAPES Literature of Economic Entomology Abounds With Records of Dostructlveness of This Insect Beetle is common in Many States, hut Particularly So in tho EastHard to Destroy. Tho rbse-chafer or "roso-bug" Is a rather common insect in many states and especially in the east whero thero are many accounts of Its ravages. Tho literature of economic entomol ogy abounds with records of tho de Btructlvencss of this Inflect, It In jures grapes and cherries to a great er extent than other plants, but It has done serious damago to apples. Nor aro Its ravages confined to these fruits, since much loss hns been re corded on raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and flowering plants, due to tho appetite of this ravenous In sect Tho bectlo attacking tho flow irs can do nn Immense amount of damago In a short time, but It Is chiefly owing to Its great numbers that It workB such havoc. In ono In stance in a New York vineyard theso Insects wcro so numerous that overy cluster was a mass of tho crawling beetles. They soon' ato the blossomn and thus destroyed tho crop. In 1909 tho two acres of Nlagarns in this vineyard gavo a gross incomo of $2.30 which should havo yielded a crop worth about $200 at tho prices paid that year. In 1910 these two acres gavo a gross Incoimyof $99.90, which was about half tho amount an averago crop should havo sold for. Tho In crease In the valuo of tho crop was duo to control measures which wcro conducted In 1910, but slnco tho mate rials used on many of tho vinos wero unsuccessful In checking tho roso chafcr the loss on these sections was still very great This mado nn nver age decrease of nearly $100 In tho gross receipts. Tho continued depro- The Rose Chafer: Female Adult With Structural Details; Enlarged. dntlons of tho hordes of beetles, with tho inability of vlncyardlsts to cope with them havo been tho causa of tho pulling out qf many vineyards tho pnst twenty years. Breeding occurs In waato or weedy lands, and In tho early stago tho In sects appear as small whlto grubs. feeding on tho roots of nil sorts of plants from trees and. shrubs to grasses. They require only a single year to como to maturity. This beotlo is a sprawly, long-legged yellow cha for which reaches its maximum in June. In a well cultivated orchard tho in sects do not broell nnd as a matter of fact, the only sufferers are those that aro situated on light soil, next or very near to wasto or scrub land. Insecticides aro not practlcablo, tho beetles being very resistant to nil poisons. Practically tho only, thing to do Is to work out tho infestation gradually, by bringing Into cultivation tho wasto lands on which they breed, nnd that Is being generally done In localities whero they have been most troublesome In tho past When the grapes aro blossoming the rose-chafer may bo found, In somo localities, In largo numbers. If tho Infestation Is severe tho flowers will bo entirely destroyed In a few days Having destroyed tho blossoms of tho grape tho beetles then attack tho leaves and tho berries, and after feed lng on tho grape from ten days to two woeks thoy fly to other plants, which include pvory plant that is in blossom LARGE POTATOES FOR SEED In 1908 a trial was mado In the uso of smnll and largo seed. It wob found for that year that whon largo tubors wero planted (using about 35 bushels of soed per acre) the valuo per aero of tho crop, loss tho cost of seed, was about twice ob largo an was tho value of tho crop whon small tubers wero used for, seed, planted at tho rato or about 6 bushels per aero. Tho samo experiment waB repeated in 1909. Tho largo tubors used for seed were very large, and many of tho small tubors wero largo onough for cooking. A third pint was planted aa" n check plat, using cut pieces for seed. Tho tubors wore valued at thirty conts per bushel at planting tlmo, nnd at ono dollar per bushel ut digging time. Tho spring price was the vory highest obtainable, whllo in tho fall potatoes wore bolng retailed at $1.60 per bushel. For conditions of 1910 the very lnrgo amount of seed used 1b aeon to ba justified. No allowance la made for tho increased cost of planting or for tho Increased cost of digging nnd marketing, but making a 00HTARATX7E VALUE OF LAItOE AKD SlfAIX FOUTO TUBERS FOR SEED. ii it i Tutor o 'Goad jior height of Stalk (Total Ylold 'Per Cent Valua of 'Acrs-Du.' Saed-C-za. Por I'.tll'J'sr Aero Bu I Knrkat-i Acra of 1 . ' ' 1 afclo i Crop Brail "' 13:75" Large 70.0 Cut 0.4 ' 3.b l P. 9 I 3.0 12.0 l.S at that tlmo. They aro especially fond of the roso and spoil many by eating tho petals, it was because of In- urlcB to roses that tho Insect receiv ed Its common namo. When tho lnrvao aro In cultivated soil the number of adultn may be de creased by harrowing tho vineyard. Throo harrowings will not only do- Btroy many Insects but tho frequent cultivation Is excellent for tho vine yard. This method is not claimed to bo a suro cure, but it Is recommended as a valuablo aid in destroying the roso chafer. RAISING ONLY GOOD POULTRY No Farmer Can Reap Profit From Any Kind of Fowls-Except One of Standard Breeds Sucks Improve. Less thnn a hundred years ago thero was no poultry in Amorlca ex cept utility or ordinary farmyard poultry. From 40 to 60 eggs a year was considered a wonderful yield. Car casses weighed from two nnd a half to throe pounds, and most of that was bono nnd offal. Now thero nro moro than a hundred varieties, all better egg producors and bettor market poultry than wore known prior to tho compilation of the standard. Tho standard descriptions havo guided fanciers to tho creation of the great est egg-producers and tho best mar- kot poultry, and there is not on rec ord today, nor is thero likely to bo, an egg-laying record mado by any fowl that is not standardbrcd. Unless an extraordinary effort Is mnde, market poultry superior to, some of tho stand ard moat-producing or general-pur- poso fowls will not bo produced. No man on n farm, great or small. can profit from tho keeping of any kind of fowls except one of tho standard-bred varieties. And tho moro carefully ho has followed tho dictates of tho standard tho moro successful ho will bo in making a profit from thorn. Tho lurgest egg farms, tho largest market-poultry farms, tho largest egg producers and lnrgcst drossed-poultry producors of tho world keep somo of tho standard va rieties. Novor did tho production of ducks nnd geese return such a profit to tho American fancier until after tho Pekln duck nnd tho Toylouso, Embden and other gocso bad beon brought to their present state of per fection by tho fanciers of tho world. r.ii.M. r-1. Successful cottage cheeso making lies In tho proper controlling of tem perature, acidity and moisture during tho entire manufacturing process. A high molsturo content means moro whey,, nnd, therefore moro milk sugar and subsequently a groator and moro rapid formation of ncld. In dry cheeso tho formation of acid Is Blower. Dry Mashes Best. Don't feed your hons wet mash un less you wish to forco thom. Wet mash often makes tho hens lay a few more eggs, yet It causes them to havo Internal troubles which In turn makes them shorter lived. Farmers' Wages. It is Bald that only about 30 days stand between tho average city wago earner and starvation. Most farmers could "keep tho wolf from tho door" qulto a bit longor than that Neatness, for Health. Neatness about tho farmhouse, barns nnd yards creates a healthy farm ntmosphore for all and especial ly for the children. generous allowanco for thoso items, tho heavy seeding would still show excellent profits. It Is vory well known that tho In creased sowing of potato seed will in crease tho yield, but It Is often a quostlon to what extent the heavy flooding can bo carried at a profit In tho spring of 1910 potatoes wero n drug on tho market Many farmers could not soil what they had on hand. With such n condition it Is always wise to sow an nbundanco of seed. Tho seed costs but a little, the heavy seeding will produco a,n Increased yield, and as n genoral rula potatoos aro a good prlco in years following low prlceB, From tho table it 3 seen that tho chock plat with cut seod produced a greater yield per aero than tho small seed, although the amount of seed used in tho check plat was the smallest of tho throo plats. Tho heavy seeding had the great est number of stalks per hill, but wo did not find an appreciable larger percentage of small potatoes on this plat Cost of i Boed tta.H 163.3 115.7 I 82.3" S3. 4 96.0 TK Bo. 33 . ,i 130.20 109.36